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A Jewish public theology : God and the global city

"A Jewish Public Theology draws from Jewish law and political science to address the most searing current policy issues. It goes beyond the current orthodoxies of left, right, and populist ideologies to examine how an ancient tradition speaks to the disruptions of our global epoch"--

1. Is there a Jewish public theology? --
2. A theology of stewardship: tikkun olam and the rabbinic canon --
3. Covenantal values and the post-global state --
4. Judaism, democracy, and the city --
5. Halakhah and a global politics of cooperation --
Conclusion: The contours of a Jewish public theology.

Responsibility:

by Abraham Unger.

Abstract:

A Jewish Public Theology draws from Jewish law and political science to address the most searing current policy issues. It goes beyond the current orthodoxies of left, right, and populist ideologies to examine how an ancient tradition speaks to the disruptions of our global epoch.Read more...

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Editorial reviews

Publisher Synopsis

Rabbi Abraham Unger brilliantly outlines in this succinct book the scope of a Jewish public theology, one conceived under the shadow of Sinai and its Divine Lawgiver, but still open to humanistic dialogue with other people of faith and even with people of no explicit faith. Not since the days of Abraham Joshua Heschel, Reinhold and Richard Niebuhr, and John Courtney Murray has there been such an eloquent spokesperson for political thought enlightened by faith. In a time of worldwide political dyspepsia this book offers an antidote for public hatred and venomous speech. I recommend Unger's work with the greatest enthusiasm. -- Patrick J. Ryan, Fordham University Unger's well situated-possibly uniquely well situated-to have written this book. * The Jewish Standard *Read more...